Aslan Energy Capital and Jakarta Industrial Estate Pulogadung (JIEP) have signed a head of agreement to build a new data centre in East Jakarta, Indonesia. The project is called the Aslan Jakarta Data Centre, or AJDC.
The planned facility will have a power capacity of 40 megawatts. It will be located inside the JIEP industrial zone and is scheduled to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2027. The centre will support up to 7,000 server racks.
The data centre will also include a battery energy storage system with 120 megawatt-hours of capacity. The battery system will store electricity for use during times of high demand or when solar generation is not available.
The primary energy source for the data centre will be renewable power. Aslan Energy Capital and JIEP plan to use locally generated clean energy from the surrounding area. The power will be supplied through a dedicated agreement between the two parties.
The AJDC will be designed as a two-story vertical structure. It will use modular and prefabricated construction methods to speed up development and reduce the impact of construction activities in the area.
In addition to this project, there are other smaller renewable energy efforts in Indonesia. In West Kalimantan, a micro-hydro system with a capacity of 1 megawatt is supplying electricity to a rural village. In Central Java, rooftop solar panels with a combined installed capacity of 2.5 megawatts have been installed on public school buildings as part of a regional education energy program.
In Sumatra, a hybrid energy project in South Solok uses solar panels and a 500 kilowatt-hour battery system to provide round-the-clock power for a remote community. The system includes a small solar farm of 400 kilowatts and is operated by a local energy cooperative.
These projects reflect a growing trend of combining battery storage with solar energy systems in urban and rural locations throughout Indonesia.
